Air-pump governor.



D. W. VRIDINGER.

AIR PUMP GOVERNOR.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. a, 1910.

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Patented May 9, 1911.

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D. W. RIDINGER.

AIB PUMP GOVERNOR.

21.1011111011 FILED Nov. 3, 1910.

991,647. Patented May 9, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL W. RIDINGER, F DEEIAINGE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE W. BUSSERT, 0F DELPHOS, O`HIO.

AIR-PUMP GOVERNOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 3, 1910. Serial No. 590,538.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, DANIEL W. RIDINGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Defiance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Air-Pump Governor; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to governors for use on air pumps or the like, and is particularly intended for use in connection with the air-brake apparatus of trains, electric cars, or the like, but is not restricted to such use as it may be used in any connectionI for which it may be adapted or appropriate. The function of overnors of this class, when connected with the air brake equipment of trains, is to sufficiently restrict the speed of the compressor or pump, when the desired main reservoir pressure is obtained, toprevent such pressurefrom rising any higher. During most of the time on a trip the automatic brake-valve is in running 7 position, keeping the brakes charged. But little excess pressure is then needed and the governor regulates the main reservoir pressure to about twenty pounds above the brake pipe pressure, thus making the work of the compressor easier. On the other hand, when the brakes` are applied a high main reservoir pressure is needed to insure their prompt release and recharge. Therefore, as soon as4 the use of lap service or emergency positions is commenced the governor yallows the compressor to work freely until the maximum reservoir pressure is obtained. Again, when the brake pipe pressure is changed from one amount to another by the feed valve, as where a locomotive is used alternately in high brake and ordinary service, the governor acts to automatically change the main reservoir pressure to suit, and at the same time maintains the other features abovedescribed. Another important feature of the governor is that its connections to the brake valve permit the engineer to raise and maintain the brake pipe pressure about twenty pounds above the feed valve the descent of steep grades, merely by the use of release position of the automatic brake valve, the ostion which should be used during such raking.

The object of my invention is the provision of a governor of this class, which is simple and efficient in its construction and adapted to take the place of the usual double governor, is composed of a minimum number of parts to get out of order or become broken, is devoid of the usual pistons which frequently leak and become sticky, contains no valves which may leak and stop the pump, and has no holes to become stopped up and cause bad results. It also maintains the high pressure constant above the feed valve pressure, and prevents a sudden stopping of the pump.

The invention 1s fully described in the following specification and while in its broader aspect, it is capableof embodiment in nu- Patented May 9, 1911.

an air-brake equipment with which it is con- The inlet 2 opens into a chamber 7 Within the casing 1 and passes from such chamber to the outlet passage 3 of such casing through the openings 8, 8 in the upper and lower walls of said chamber, as shown. A double valve 9 works through the openings 8 of the chamber 7 and has two flanges 9', 9, wh1ch are spaced to simultaneously seat, 1n the present instance, against the lower marginal walls of said openings or to uncover such openings upon an opening movement of the valve. The valve 9 is held normally unseated to a slight extent, as shown, by upper and lower diaphragms 10 and 11 ezgertmg an equal pressure thereon. These diaphragms are held to the ends of the valve by the nuts or members 12 and 13, which are respectively threaded to the upper and lower ends `of the valve. The outer edges of the diaphragm are held between sets of rings 14, which are shown, in the present instance, as being clamped to the respective open ends of the casing l by the coperating action of the casing parts 15 and 16, which are threaded thereto.

The casing part or shell 15 coperates with a plug 17, threaded in the .upper end thereof, to form a low-pressure air chamber 18 above the valve 9 and diaphragm 10, and has an inlet opening 19 in the side thereof for connection through the usual pipe 20 with the train line 21 intermediate the feed valve 22 and the automatic brake valve 23, so as to admit feed valve pressure to the chamber 18. A coiled expansion spring '24 is disposed within the chamber 18zand has its opposite ends thrust against the nut 12 and plug 17 to exert a downwardly or unseating pressure of say twenty pounds, upon the valve 9. rlhe tension of this spring is adjusted by turning the plug 17 within the casing part 15. n v

25 designates a cap which is threaded over the outer end of the plug 17 and serves to lock it in adjusted position.

rlhe casing part or shell 16 forms a lowpressure chamber 26 below the valve 9 and diaphragm 11, and this chamber has communication through a side inlet portu27 and connecting pipe 28 with the automatic brake valve 23 so that the pressure in such chamber is equal to the automatic brake-valve pressure. The bottom of the chamber 26 is closed by a diaphragm 29, which is held at its outer edge between a set of clamping rings 30, the lower of which is larger than the'upper and perforated as at 31. The inner edge of the diaphragm 29 is gripped between the upper end of a hollow stem or tube 32, which projects down through the opening of thelower ringv 30, and the ange 33'7 of a plug 33, which-plug is bored, as at 34, to provide a drainage passage from the chamber 26 to the stem or tube 32. rllhe'plug 33 has a valve seat at its upper end against which a valve 35 on the lower end of the nut or member 13 seats to normally close the passage 34 in said plug. A coiled expansion spring 36 encircles the stem 32 and has its upper end thrust againstv the lower ring 30 and has its lower end thrust against an adjusting nut 37, which is threaded to the lower end of said stem and held in adjusted position thereon by a lock-nut 38. This spring preferably has a tension of from twenty to thirty pounds and exerts a downward pressure upon the stein 24 and attached pants, as is apparent.

'lhe rings 30 are held to their seat in the lower portion of the casing part`16 by a casing part or shell 39, which is shown as being eener? threaded therein and as coperating with an .end casing part 40 to form ahigh-pressure air chamber 41 below the diaphragm 29. The high-pressure chamber 41 has communication through a port or passage 42 and connecting pipe 43 with the main reservoir 5 or the pipe 44 leading therefrom, so that the main reservoir pressure and that of the highpressure chamber v41 are equal.

rlhe lower end of the stem 32 carries a plug 45, which, when the stem is lowered in normal position seats around a small leakage passage 46 in the end casing part 40 of the chamber 41 to.. close communication between suchpassage and said chamber. The

plug 45 has a passage 47 therethrough in register with the casing passage 46, to permit the escape of airfrom the low-pressure to the compressor 4. When the automaticy brake valve handle is in release, running or holding positions, the main reservoir 5 is open to low pressure chamber 26 through the automatic brake valve, thus permitting the pump 4 to run until the main reservoir pressure is equal to the feed valve or train line pressure in low pressure chamber 18 and the added pressure exerted upon -the valve 9 by the spring 24. When the pressure in the low pressure chamber 26 which is-always the same as the main reservoir pressure when the brake valve is in release running or holding l position, slightly exceeds feed valve pressure in the chamber 18 and the additional` pressure exerted by the spring 24,l which spring exerts an opening pressure of substantially twenty pounds on the valve 9, the diaphragm 11 and valve 9 will be lifted to seat the latter and edect a closingot the steam passage 8, 8 to stop or slow down the pump 4. The lifting of the valve 9 unseats the attached valve 35 to permit a leakage of air to the atmosphere from the chamber 26 through the port 34,

chamber 41 exceeds the feed valve pressure alinear i 'Y slowdown the compressor. v This raising of the valve 9 requires an'excess ofpressurepf from 4:0 to 50 pounds within 'the main reservoir 5 and high pressure chamber 41 over the feed, val e pressure in the low pressure i hhamber 18, which excess pressure is utilized to release and recharge the brakes. A .complete stopping of lthe pump is prevented in this instance', however, due to the leakage which occurs from the high pressure chamf' ber 41 to the atmosphere through the port 46 when the valve 45 lis raised or unseated. The adjustment of the springs 24 and 36 fixes the maximum limit of main lreservoir pressure during the time the automatic brake valve handle is in lap service, or emergency positions. V I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are s eciiied in the claims.

Having thus descri ed my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. In an air pump'governor,v two fluid pressure chambers, an intermediate valve chamber for the passage of a pum p actuating fluid, diaphragms separating t e valve chamber from the pressure chambers, a valve in said valve chamber-and normally held open by said diaphra s, yielding means cooperating with the valve open, the valve seatin when the pressure in onel pressure` Chamier exceeds the pressure in the other pressure chamber and that of said means, and means automatically operative to permit a Adrainage from one'of said chambers when the valve is moved in one direction.

2. In an air pump governor, a steam pas sage to an air-pumpJluid pressure chambers at opposite sides o aid passage, diaphragme separating said passage and chambers, a

:valve having a double seat within saidpasvsage to close the same and attached to said diaphrag'ms, means coperatin with the pressure in one chamber andg said dia' phiagms to normally hold the valve in o en position against the pressure in fthe ot er chamber, and a drainage valve for -oney f such chambers, said valve being opened by al movement of the passage valve in one tion. y

3. In an, air pump governor, a casing having a passage therethrough for a pump opphra erating fluid and `forming fluid pressure chambers at op each of whichc ambers has communication witha source of fluid under pressure, dias separating the passage from said cham ers, a valve carrled by said diaphragms within said passage, a spring iaphragms to hold the osite sides of said passage mounted in one of said4v chambers and cooperating with the fluid pressure in such c amber and the diaphragms to normally hold the valve in open position,' the valve" yielding means normally holding the valve I o n, said4 means requiring one pressure to c ose the valve when fluld is admitted to one of saidr chambers and another pressure toclose the vslve when fluid is admitted to 4 another of said chambers.

- 5. In an 'air pumpmgovernor, a casing having apassage for a pump operating fluid and forming lowressure chambers on op posite sides of saidp passage and a high-pres- 'sure chamber, said chambers having com,

munication with sources` of fluid pressure, a valve for closing said passage, means cooperating with the pressure in one of--said low-pressure chambers to maintain the valve open until the fluid pressure in one of said low-pressure chambers exceeds said 'valve opening pressures, means coperating with said valve opening pressure to require a greater `pressure within the high-pressure chamber to -close the valve than th'e closing pressure required in one of said low-pressure chambers. A

6. In an air pump governor, a passa e for a pump operating fluid, a valve for c osing such passage, low vpressure chambers associated withrsaid passage and having doinmunication with sources of fluid pressure, diaphragms separating said chambers from the assage and normally influencing an opening of the valve, means coperating" with the fluid pressure in one of said" chambers to resist aclosing of the valve by res sure in the other of said chambers, a igh pressure` chamber having communication with a. source of fluid pressure, and means co eratiiig with said first mentioned means andp the co eratin fluid pressure to resist a closing o the va ve, by fluid renssure in the hi h ressure chamber until t e pressure in 'suc c ainber has beeh raised to a predetermined point.

a pump operating fluid, a valve for closing 7, In' an: air pump governor, a passage for .120

such passage, low .pressure chambers disposed on opposite sides of said'passage and having communication with sources of fluid pressure, diaphragms separting such chambers from said passage and movable with the valve, a high pressure chamber at the outer side of a low pressure chamber and having communication withl a source of fluid pressure, a diaphragmseparatingsaid con- 4 tiguous high/and lowpressure chambers,

v said rst valve to,close said said latter diaphragm having a drainage port therethrough, a valve movable with ort when the -operative parts are in norma position and sure, a

passage valve is reached a predetermined point.

In anv air pump governor, a casing forming a passage for a pump operating fluid., two low pressure;y chambersand a high pressure chamber, saidchambers having com'- nrunication with sources offluid` under pres-v valve f`or closing said passage and having a drainage valve movable therewith,

means 1n` one of therein for resisting aseating of said: passage valve by Huid pressure in`the other of said vlow pressure chambers, means inthe high pressure chamber for coperating with said valveAopening-means to resist an opening of the valve by -pressure in the high pressure chamber until such 'pressure has reached Va predetermined point, and means coperating -With said drainage valve for permitting a drainage of iiuid from one of said low` pressure chambers when the valve is moved to close sald passage.

9.1m an air pump governor, a casing' forming a passage for a pump operating fluid, twtlow-pressure chambers and a highpressuree chamber having av drainage port,-

s'aid' chambersA having communicationrwith sources of I iuid vunder pressure, a valve mounted 1n said passage `for .closing the :samea drainage valveJ movable withl Said passage closing valve, diaphragms separating` said chambers and said passage, means coperating withthe pressure in one-of said low-pressure chambers to resist a seating of -said passage valve by Huid pressure' in the other of said low-pressure rchambers, means in the high-pressure chamber fer coperat- 4vhigl-1-pressmre chamber.

ing .with said valve opening, 'means to resist an opening of the valve by pressure in the highpressure chamber, means normally closed vby -said drainage Vvalve for permitsV tinga -drainagejof'uil from one of said low-pressure chambers and normally closed by said Vdrainage valve, said drainage means Abeing also operative' to normally close the drainage' portfromsaid high-pressure cham-- ber and movable to open such' portwhen the passage valve is closedby pressure in the 0. In an air'pump governor, a casing' 6,5 forming a `passage iter apmnp `operating` said low pressure chambers' for coperating with 4the fluid' pressure @einer communication with sources of yfluid under pressure, port, diaphragms separatin .said chambers and passage, a valve 9 for c o sing said pas- 35 movable with the valve v9, a channeled p'rt ing thechambers 26 and 41, said part, nor- 4mally closing commumcation between the chamber 41 and itsdrainage port and hav- -ing itsl channel normally closed by the valve for coperating with the 'fluid pressure therein to resist a closing of the valve 9 and 'an opening of the valve 35 by fluid pressure within the cha'mber 26, andl yielding means coperating with the pressure in the ing means to resist a closing ofthe valve 9 between the chamber 41 and the atmosphere in thevchamber 4 1? v- 11. In an air pump governor, a passage in'g'said passage, at least three- {iui pres-r open, said means requiring one pressure to -close the valve by Huid admitted to one 'of said chambers and another pressure to close said chambers, and a leakage valve associated 'with each of said latter chambers-to open the respectivechambers to theatmosphere when the passage valve is closed, by pressure in such cha bers. l

\ 12.11n an air pump overnor,acas ing hav.- ing a passage for a pump operatinguid Fand forming low pressure chambers on opposure chamber, said chambers having comerating with the pressure in one of said .low fpressure chambers to maintain the valve -open until the iiuid pressure in the other of said low pressure chambers exceedsl said pressure within the high pressure. chamber bers, and a-leakage valve associated with each ofsaid chambers to which fluid presage valves automatically opening to the respective chambers 4to the atmosphere" when the valve is closed by pressure therein.

13. In -a -iuid chamber governor, a' pasv sage for a'pump operating Huid, vavalve for closing said passage, a fluid pressure chamber assoeiated'with saidpassage and having a drainage port, yielding means normally duid and chambers 18, 2.6 and 41 which have the chamber 41 having a. drainage when the valve 9 is moved by pressure withmupication with sources of fluid pressure, avalve for closing said passage, means cop' sage and normally standing open, an valve movable with the diaphragm separat- 35, yielding means within the chamber 1S chamber'18 and said irst mentioned yieldby uid pressure in the chamber/l1, said channeled part moving -to open ythe passage for apump operating uid, a valve 'fjr clossure chambers associated with such passage. yielding means normally holding the-valve-` the valve by Huid admitted to another of.

'site sides of said passage and a high presvalve opening pressureto require a greater to close the valve than the closing pressure -required in oneof said low pressure chamsure is admitted to close the valve, said leaku holding the valve open, said valve being moved to close the passage by fluid pressure in said chamber, anda part movable by a closing movement of the valve to effect an opening of said port.

14. In a fluid pump governor, a 'passage for a pump operating fluid, a valve for sald passage, fluid pressure chambers associated with said passage, yielding means normally holding said valve open, saidvalve bein moved to close the passage when the fluid pressure in one chamber exceeds both the pressure in the other chamber and the opening pressure of said means on the valve, and means automatically operative to permit a drainage from one of said chambers when the valve has closing movements.

15. In a fluid pump governor, a passagel for a pump operatin Huid, a valve for clos- 20/ ing said passage, hig and low pressure fluid chambers disposed on opposite sides of said passage and separated therefrom, yielding' 4close the passage when the Huid pressure in the high pressure chamber exceeds both the pressure in the other chamber and the opening pressure of said meanson the valve, and a drainage valve for the high pressure chamber, said valve being opened by aV closing movement ofthe passage valve.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

vDANIEL W. RIDINGER. y Witnesses:

JOHN W. WINN,

HARRm'r BLAIR. 

